The Lead DMP Artist is responsible for overseeing the creative and technical quality of both 3D environments and 2.5D matte paintings across a show or sequence. This includes building key assets, guiding projection workflows, managing task distribution, and collaborating with other departments to ensure seamless integration across CG and comp.

Requirements

Duties

Team management: Guide artists across environment and DMP tasks, layout and projections. Act as the go-to contact for team progress and troubleshooting. Balancing hands-on work with oversight responsibilities
Quality Control: Review assets and DMPs for scale, accuracy and consistency
Hero Builds: Create key environment elements or complex projection setups when needed
Cross-Department Collaboration: Work with layout, lighting, and comp to align assets and projections
Planning: Assist production with estimates, task priorities and team scheduling
Scene Management: Ensure environments and projections are clean and well-structured
Mentorship: Foster a supportive, productive, and communicative team culture.



Coaching and providing feedback and development opportunities
Workflow Improvement: Contribute to tool specs, standards, and pipeline efficiency
Deliver high-quality environments and matte paintings that support storytelling
Lead team performance through feedback, clarity, and technical direction
Align 2.5D and 3D outputs with creative vision and production needs

Skills, attributes and experience:

Advanced in Maya, Houdini, Photoshop, Nuke, and projection workflows
Solid understanding of modular assets and 3D scene layout
Excellent eye for scale, light, atmosphere, and realism
Skilled in using lidar, HDRIs, and scan data for environment and DMP builds
Clear communicator with cross-department problem-solving ability
Experience leading hybrid DMP teams across shows
Strong time management, ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and escalate delays in a timely manner
Adaptable to change with the ability to

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